A few years ago, I went to Disneyland with my sister and her two children. At that time, they were probably 10 and 8.
We were walking down Main Street to go across to Downtown Disney when John, the younger of my two nephews, _______ walking. He stood there for a few seconds with his eyes looking across the _______. As I started to walk towards him to tell him to _______ so we could stay with the group, he started walking across the street.
I was just standing there thinking and trying to _______ what he would do. _______ he got to the other side of the street, he stopped in front of a couple and their crying child. If I had to guess, this kid was probably around the same _______ as John, if not a little bit younger.
I saw them talking to each other for a moment, then John _______ his balloon that he had just got within 10 minutes to the kid. The parents looked absolutely _______ The kid took the balloon, stopped _______, smiled at John and said something to him.
Then John came walking back over to me, totally ________ The parents were still watching him as if he was a miracle(神奇的人). And the kid was smiling and talking ________ to his parents, pointing at my nephew. By the time he got back over to me, I was obviously confused. So I asked him, "What was that about?"
John answered calmly, "He looked sad. He shouldn't be ________ at Disneyland, so I gave him my ________ to make him happy."
Then I asked, "You gave him your balloon?"
"Yes. His balloon might have flown away, or he didn't get one, ________ mom bought me lots of toys, so it's OK." he answered.
To me, it's hard to imagine that this kid, this 8-year-old kid, did that.
The story is definitely not as ________ as some of the other stories we have ever read, but to this day it still kind of blows me away.
1.A. disliked B. stopped C. continued D. finished
2.A. street B. field C. square D. lake
3.A. help B. return C. hurry D. rest
4.A. discover B. explain C. prove D. show
5.A. Since B. Though C. If D. When
6.A. age B. hobby C. height D. weight
7.A. lent B. threw C. moved D. handed
8.A. bored B. worried C. surprised D. frightened
9.A. jumping B. crying C. playing D. running
10.A. crazy B. happy C. afraid D. sorry
11.A. hopefully B. nervously C. slowly D. excitedly
12.A. sad B. angry C. shy D. quiet
13.A. ticket B. money C. balloon D. food
14.A. or B. for C. but D. so
15.A. true B. touching C. simple D. tiring
（题文）假定你是李华，自制了一些中国结（Chinese knot）。给开网店的美国朋友 Tom 写封信，请他代卖，要 点包括：
1. 外观（尺寸、颜色、材料）
2. 象征意义
3. 价格
注意：1.词数 100 左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。
Last week, I learned a lesson about being honesty. It was Friday, early on the morning, I did not want go to school, so I told my mother that I got the fever. I pretended to be seriously ill. My mother went out quickly, looked worried. I thought she went to work, but after a while, she returned back with some medicine. She told me that she asks for a day off to look after me. Afterwards, my teacher heard from my sickness and came to visit me withsome of my classmate. I wasted others’ time，because I felt very regretful for telling lies. At last, they admitted my mistake and promised not to lie any more.
A Michigan man, named Bob, was alone when he left his farmhouse on New Year’s Eve to collect firewood. Expecting a journey of only several meters, Bob was just ___________ long johns (秋裤), a shirt and slippers (拖鞋) when he went outside, ___________ the temperature being around -4℃. ___________, he fell down and broke his neck. He_______ for help but his nearest neighbor is about a quarter mile _________ and it was 10:30 pm.
_______ , Bob’s Kelsey, a five-year-old Golden Retriever (金毛寻回犬) came. She kept Bob warm by _______ on top of him, and kept him ___________ by licking (舔) his hands and face. She kept barking for ___________ but never left his side. Bob said: “With Kelsey keeping ____________ with me, I knew I had to ____________ this and that it was my choice to stay alive.”
By morning Bob’s voice was gone, but Kelsey didn’t ______________ shouting still. Bob’s neighbor ________ discovered him after hearing Kelsey’s shouts and called 911. When Bob arrived in hospital, his temperature was________ 21 ℃. Normal body temperature is 37 ℃, so Bob was ____________ to find out that he didn’t have any injury________ cold. “I’m sure it was because of Kelsey’s __________ to keep me warm and aware,” said Bob.
And to the surprise of doctors, Bob made a quick ____________ from his neck injury. “I think animals can help and his ____________ hero did keep Bob alive and really make a big ____________ ,” said Chaim Colen, MD, Neurosurgeon (神经外科医生) at McLaren.
1.A. removing B. decorating C. wearing D. collecting
2.A. in charge of B. in spite of C. in search of D. in case of
3.A. However B. Anyho C. Otherwise D. Instead
4.A. explained B. screamed C. ordered D. complained
5.A. around B. forward C. nearby D. away
6.A. Probably B. Generally C. Fortunately D. Especially
7.A. waiting B. lying C. laying D. watching
8.A. asleep B. alone C. alike D. awake
9.A. help B. comfort C. escape D. action
10.A. pace B. track C. promise D. company
11.A. give up B. live through C. find out D. turn down
12.A. stop B. imagine C. continu D. try
13.A. gradually B. immediately C. suddenly D. finally
14.A. beyond B. within C. below D. above
15.A. surprised B. serious C. satisfied D. nervous
16.A. as a means of B. as a kind of C. as a result of D. as a matter of
17.A. curiosity B. effort C. skill D. ambition
18.A. contribution B. development C. change D. recovery
19.A. little B. proud C. famous D. hopeful
20.A. requirement B. excuse C. difference D. expression
Do you belong to a highly emotionally intelligent person?
As we all know, emotional intelligence (EI) has been an important factor in our success and happiness, not only at work, but in our relationships and all areas of our lives. So what sets emotionally intelligent people apart?
1.
They focus on the positive. While not ignoring the bad news, emotionally intelligent people do not spend a lot of time and energy focusing on problems. 2. These people focus on what they are able to do and what is within their control.
They surround themselves with positive people. People with a lot of EI don’t spend a lot of time listening to complainers. They are aware that those people are not helpful to them. 3. You can spot these folks as they tend to smile and laugh a great deal and attract other positive people. Their warmth, openness, and caring attitude let others look upon them as more trustworthy.
They look for ways to make life more fun, happy, and interesting. Whether it is in their workplace, at home, or with friends, high EI people know what makes them happy and look for opportunities to expand their enjoyment. 4. Therefore, they do whatever they can to brighten someone else’s day.
5. People with high EI are so busy thinking of possibilities in the future that they don’t spend a lot of time worrying about things that didn’t work out in the past. They take the learning from their past failures and apply it to their actions in the future.
A. They are willing to let go of the past.
B. People know how they can use their energy wisely.
C. Here are four habits that people with high EI have:
D. They receive pleasure and satisfaction from seeing others happy.
E. So they always spend time with people that look at the bright side of life.
F. Instead, they use the incident to create awareness of how to not let it happen again.
G. Rather, they look at what is positive in a situation and look for solutions to a problem!
You can see a sea turtle named Herman, an octopus ( 章鱼) called Octavia, and a seal named Lidia at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Rather than real animals, they are actually artworks made out of plastic trash from the ocean.
These artworks are part of a traveling exhibit called “Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea”. The Washed Ashore project, led by the artist called Pozzi, works to raise awareness about plastic pollution in Earth’s oceans.
More than 315 billion pounds of plastic litter the world’s oceans today. Most of the plastic is garbage from towns and cities, as well as trash that people leave on beaches. Rainwater, winds, and high tides bring the trash into the ocean or into rivers that lead to the ocean. Once it is under the waves, the plastic begins to break up into smaller and smaller pieces.
Thousands of sea animals die each year from eating plastic bags and other things. Each year, millions more pounds of plastic end up in the ocean. A recent study found that if that continues, by 2050 the total weight of plastic will be more than that of all the fish in the ocean.
The Washed Ashore project is working to stop that from happening. Since 2010, Washed Ashore volunteers have collected 38,000 pounds of plastic trash from more than 300 miles of beaches. They helped Pozzi create more than 60 artworks of sea creatures harmed by plastic pollution.
“These artworks are a powerful reminder of our personal role and global responsibility in preserving biodiversity (生物多样性) on land and in the sea,” says Dennis Kelly, director of the National Zoo.
1.What is the purpose of the artworks shown at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo?
A. To let people know about animals in the ocean.
B. To introduce one way of recycling plastic trash.
C. To warn people of plastic pollution in the ocean.
D. To show Pozzi’s great gift for creating artworks.
2.According to the passage, what is the source of plastic pollution in the ocean?
A. Garbage from towns and cities. B. Trash left on beaches by people.
C. Plastic bags broken up by waves. D. Litter created by human activities.
3.The data in Paragraph 5 is given to prove that .
A. plastic pollution will be more serious in the ocean
B. more and more artworks of sea creatures will be made
C. the Washed Ashore project has made great achievements
D. volunteers can solve the ocean pollution successfully by 2050
4.What’s Dennis Kelly’s attitude towards the artworks?
A. Worried. B. Supportive.
C. Doubtful. D. Unconcerned.
5.What would be the best title for the text?
A. Turning Trash into Art B. Working for Washed Ashore
C. Collecting Plastic Trash D. Stopping Environmental Pollution
